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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: USAF 75712 AC

Battle of Midway, June 1942


Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu maneuvering during a high-level bombing attack by USAAF B-17 bombers, shortly after 8AM, 4 June 1942.
Note ship's flight deck markings, including Katakana identification character "hi" on her after flight deck.
This image is cropped from USAF Photo # 3725 AC.

U.S. Air Force Photograph.

Online Image: 108KB; 595 x 765 pixels

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8 March 1999